In recent months there have been several second-hand rig transactions in the offshore drilling space with a number rigs changing hands such as Borr Drilling’s acquisition of Transocean’s jackup fleet and Shelf Drilling’s acquisition of three Seadrill jackups.
Bibby Offshore, a subsea services provider to the oil and gas industry, has been awarded a significant contract with TAQA for subsea construction works in the Eider field, located 184 km north-east of Shetland.
Alessio Lombardi, Global Maritime, explains how asset integrity management should address quality at every stage of the asset life cycle, from the design of new facilities to maintenance management and decommissioning.
Pedro Parente, CEO of Petrobras and Robin Watson, chief executive of Wood Group are to speak at the opening plenary session at SPE Offshore Europe 2017 which is being held in Aberdeen from 5 - 8 September 2017.
Faroe Petroleum has announced the commencement of the Faroe-operated Brasse appraisal well 31/7-2S in the Norwegian North Sea (Faroe 50%).
Sub-zero temperatures in the deep waters of the North Atlantic would significantly hamper the ability of oil-eating bacteria to help the ocean recover from a major oil spill, according to new research by the University of Aberdeen.
With both projects already underway, the first onboard the Ocean Valiant will run until March 2018, whilst the second project on the Maersk Gallant jack-up rig is due to be completed in July 2017.
Following on from the recently announced 2017 2D seismic campaign and the Cape Broyle 3D, the joint venture is now ramping up its 3D seismic acquisition in Newfoundland Labrador with these additional projects, reflecting high customer interest in this region.
Aker BP has received consent to use Mærsk Invincible for plugging wells at Valhall.
M² Subsea, a global independent provider of ROV services, has secured its first contract award which is valued in excess of one million pounds.
Andrew Greenwood, Recruitment Director – Europe and Africa at Airswift, provides commentary on Conservative decommissioning policy.
Wild Well Control has purchased subsea capping equipment from Shell EP Wells Equipment Services B.V.
The Oil & Gas Technology Centre’s Technology Zone at SPE Offshore Europe 2017 will present a series of technologies used in alternative sectors to encourage the oil and gas industry to think differently about the adoption of new products.
Total and Mauritania have signed an exploration and production contract to perform exploration works on Block C7, which covers an area of 7300 km2.
Tendeka, a provider of Oil & Gas completion systems has been awarded additional work scope with Statoil Petroleum in Norway.